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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter II, "Mother and Son" Pages 65-81.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What motivates Shuichi to comment about what a nice suit Gohtaro is wearing?
(a) He is surprised by how much fashion has changed.
(b) He is teasing his old friend about how he has aged.
(c) He is jealous of Gohtaro's family wealth.
(d) He is pleased to see his old friend doing well.

2. Besides a love of insects, what does the narrator say links Japanese culture to the other culture discussed in the opening of "Mother and Son"?
(a) Pottery techniques.
(b) Language features.
(c) Traditional etiquette.
(d) Traditional foods.

3. Who saved Yukio's life by performing CPR on him when he nearly drowned?
(a) A passerby.
(b) Kyoko.
(c) Seiichi.
(d) Kinuyo.

4. Who is Yamagishi Katsura?
(a) Kyoko's father.
(b) A studio potter.
(c) Kazu's boyfriend.
(d) The ghost's husband.

5. What object does Yukio give to his mother when he visits the past?
(a) A bank passbook.
(b) A paintbrush.
(c) A property deed.
(d) A piece of pottery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shuichi do just before urging Gohtaro to get started with the recording?

2. Where did Kazu meet the man who is now her boyfriend?

3. Why does Nagare ask Gohtaro if something is wrong with his coffee?

4. Why does Kiyoshi feel unsure about what to get his wife for her birthday?

5. Which is the best description of how Yukio feels when he returns to the present?

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